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=(name,name)

equal

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Left operand
name
Right operand
name
Result type
bool
Implementing function
nameeq(name,name)
Operator kind
Binary
Hash join candidate
yes
Merge join candidate
yes
aliases
=, =(name,name)
manual semantics
Source catalog description; no additional matching manual operator definition claimed
signature
=(name,name) → bool
source oid
93

Definition PG 18

equal

Declared operator-family membership

Index AMFamilyStrategyPurposeOrdering family
B-treetext_ops3search
Hashtext_ops1search
BRINname_minmax_ops3search
BRINname_bloom_ops1search

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memberships

map[description:equal family:text_ops family_slug:family-btree-text_ops left_type:name method:btree operator:=(name,name) operator_slug:op-3d-name-name purpose:search result_type:bool right_type:name sort_family: sort_family_slug: strategy:3], map[description:equal family:text_ops family_slug:family-hash-text_ops left_type:name method:hash operator:=(name,name) operator_slug:op-3d-name-name purpose:search result_type:bool right_type:name sort_family: sort_family_slug: strategy:1], map[description:equal family:name_minmax_ops family_slug:family-brin-name_minmax_ops left_type:name method:brin operator:=(name,name) operator_slug:op-3d-name-name purpose:search result_type:bool right_type:name sort_family: sort_family_slug: strategy:3], map[description:equal family:name_bloom_ops family_slug:family-brin-name_bloom_ops left_type:name method:brin operator:=(name,name) operator_slug:op-3d-name-name purpose:search result_type:bool right_type:name sort_family: sort_family_slug: strategy:1]

operator

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center · PostgreSQL 18 · 555610c24d53e4316da5b7d3fc25c279d96856d5e0e23ee308c328c5fa881d9f

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